Not that I have any love for m$, but they have already that this news is a misinterpretation of uefi. The following msdn blog post is meant to dispel this rumor. So, the only thing to do is wait and see how hardware vendors implement secure boot before we do more m$ bashing. <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx</a> <blockquote type="cite">On Sep 25, 2011 8:40 AM, "Kevin Cole" <<a href="mailto:dc.loco@gmail.com">dc.loco@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <a href="http://m.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/09/windows-8-spells-trouble-for-l.php" target="_blank">http://m.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/09/windows-8-spells-trouble-for-l.php</a> -- Ubuntu-us-dc mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-dc" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-dc</a> </blockquote>